Welcome to Mason ...

The village of Mason is located in Bayfield County<1>.

The location of Mason has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mason, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mason has a population of 95 people<3> (see below for details).

Mason is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Mason lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Mason: (715) and (534)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mason had an population of 95 people. This is an increase of 2.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mason had a population of 93 people. This makes Mason the county's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 93 people, the population of Mason increased 29.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 72 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mason.

Communities Also Named Mason ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Mason - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mason.

Communities near Mason ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mason.

• Ashland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Washburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
• Benoit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
• Sutherland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
• Moquah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
• Delta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Bayfield County
• Marengo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County
• High Bridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
• Mellen
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
  • Mellen is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
• White City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Ashland County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mason. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mason.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mason. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mason.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mason. See our Newspapers Page for Mason.

Adding Mason to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mason in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mason was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mason post office opened in 1883.

We also found Mason in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mason.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mason. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/